I may be part of a dying breed of people who even care about guitar solos. But I love ’em. I play guitar but I loved solos long before I knew which end of the thing to hold. In fact it was the desire to … Continue reading What I Listen For In a Guitar Solo

My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity. —-Eric Clapton Retreating to England, Eric Clapton went back to his house, the (I think) appropriately named … Continue reading Eric Clapton (3) – Journeyman

My theory was that making records, first and foremost, was always going to be a commercial enterprise and therefore not pure. It was a ridiculously pompous attitude, considering that all the music I was learning from was on records. … As exciting as it was … Continue reading Eric Clapton (2) – Slowhand

“I went off in a lot of different directions all at once it seems, but I find I have floated back to straight blues playing. I’ve returned to what I like doing as an individual, and that is playing exploratory blues. You get really hung … Continue reading Eric Clapton (1) – Troubador

In the early 1960’s, Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker were well-established London musicians who were known for their great proficiency. By 1966, they had known and/or played with each other a number of times and greatly respected each other’s abilities. Clapton had already … Continue reading Cream – Blues, Ancient and Modern

Pictured above (l-r): John Mayall, Eric Clapton, John McVeigh, Hughie Flint. In an earlier post, I recounted the story of the Yardbirds and how Eric Clapton – content for a while playing blues in clubs – became increasingly dissatisfied. He started to see a trend in … Continue reading Featured Album – Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton